Lieutenant Paul Martins became a member of the Acushnet
Fire / Rescue Department in 1996 and was promoted to
Lieutenant in 2004. Lt. Martins is assigned to Engine
Company #1 out of Station #1. He is certified in many
areas of firefighting including Firefighter Level I/II,
Hazardous Materials Operations Level, Fire Officer I,
Driver/Operator Pumper, and Emergency Vehicle
Operator--Advanced. Lt. Martins is a graduate of the
United States Air Force Firefighting Academy where he
successfully completed his 544 hours of training in
Texas. Lt. Martins took a leave of absence from the
department in December 2004 in order to serve as an Air
National Guard Firefighter in Iraq.